Ventilated shoe



Patented July 19, 1938 UNITED STATES VENTILATED SHOE Milan L. Baran,South Orange, N. J.

Application January 6,

f 1 Claim.

This invention relates to ventilated shoes, an

objectof the invention being to provide a shoe having in its insole acovered air groove or pas sage communicating with the outside of theshoe 5 and having communication with the interior of the shoe beneaththe joints of the toes.

A further object is to provide a shoe of this character embodying manynovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, all of which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointedout in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a sectional plan view of theforward portion of a shoe embodying my invention, and with a portion ofthe insole broken away to expose parts below;

Fig. 2 is a view in section on the staggered line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged or exaggerated fragmentary view insection on theline 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged or exaggerated fragmentary view in section on theline 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the forward end of theinsole showing how the insole is split and the upper portion raised toexpose the air groove or passage below; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in elevation on an enlarged scale, lookingat the front end of the shoe.

My improved shoe embodies an outer sole I, an insole 2, and an upper 3.The insole 2 is slit or split from its toe or forward end inwardly thedesired distance, as illustrated most clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

In the lower portion 4 of the split insole 2, an air-circulating grooveH is provided, which extends inwardly and longitudinally from theforward portion of the insole adjacent to the space occupied by the bigtoe of the wearer, and then this groove or passage extends laterally ortransversely soas to lie under that portion of the shoe occupied by thetoes and more particularly by the joints of the toes.

The upper or covering section 5 of the split insole is provided withperforations 6 which register with the groove H and permit air tocirculate freely into and out of the shoe. Across the 50 bridge pieces Iare provided and secured in any groove ll, between the perforations 6,small 1937, Serial No. 119,253

approved manner, and these bridge pieces serve to support the uppersection of the split insole and prevent collapse into the groove.

At the forward or entrance end of the groove H a short nozzle 8 islocated and projects through the upper 3 and constitutes an entrance andexit for air. To close this nozzle 8 in the event of rain or for anyother reason to exclude water from the interior of the shoe, a rotaryclosure 9 is mounted on the end of the nozzle 8 and has an opening l0therein adapted to register with a similar opening Ill in the end of thenozzle when turned to one position and to move away from said lastmentioned opening to close the nozzle when moved to its other extremeposition. To limit the turning movement of the closure, it is formedwith serrations 9' extending throughout a portion of its periphery,which are so located that they will engage the sole l of the shoe andprevent turning movement of the closure beyond the desired distances.

It is, of course, to be understood that the two split sections 4 and 5may be secured one upon the other with any suitable adhesive, and itwill be noted that the surface of the insole is left smooth and withoutobstruction when the shoe is completed and ready for use.

While I have illustrated and described what I believe to be preferredembodiments of my invention, it is obvious that various slight changesmay be made with regard to the form and arrangement of parts withoutdeparting from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to theprecise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe claim.

I claim:

The combination of a shoe having an insole, said insole being split fromits toe portion inwardly, the lower portion of the split insole havingan air inlet groove in its upper face oommuni cating at one end with theoutside of the shoe, said groove being located in that portion of theinsole occupied by the toes of the wearer and the upper portion of thesplit insole having perforations therein communicating with the groove,and bridge pieces extending over the groove and located between thesplit portions of the insole and between the perforations.

MILAN L. BARAN.

